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Offline CozzmoTopic starter

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Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
« on: September 26, 2017, 06:19:39 am »
I have a bunch of these connectors that i'm making some cables with, i have been using a screw driver to punchdown the wires but its not 'right'. Does anyone know what the connector is called and the correct tool for punching down the wires ?
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Offline radar_macgyver

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Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2017, 06:29:43 am »
These look like MTA-100 or MTA-156 (pitch of 0.1 or 0.156"), please see my response to a similar question below:

https://www.eevblog.com/forum/reviews/panduit-(or-similar)-insulation-displacement-connector-tool-(gun)/msg1175152/#msg1175152
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Offline Nusa

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Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2017, 06:56:05 am »
Yes, those look like MTA connectors of some brand, for which manual punch tools exist.

For good results, you need to use the stranded wire size the connector was designed for.
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Offline CozzmoTopic starter

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Re: Correct punchdown tool for this connector?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2017, 09:20:58 am »
Thanks guys, excellent info set me in the right direction.
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